Sharon Akrofi
BSc (Hons)
35th Annual Conference of the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
Thursday 8 – Friday 9 October 2026
Location: The Eastside Rooms, Woodcock Street, Birmingham B7 4BL
Sponsors, which include pharmaceutical companies, have contributed financial support towards the BACPR annual conference but have had no editorial input into the agenda, speaker selection or presentations, except for the sponsored symposia which have been developed, organised and funded by the respective sponsoring companies. The full list of sponsoring companies can be found below.
Day 1 – Thursday 8 October – 10:00 – 17:00 hrs
Day 2 – Friday 9 October – 09:15 – 15:30 hrs
The Future of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation: From Prevention to Impact
Setting the national vision for cardiac rehabilitation as a cornerstone of prevention, innovation and sustainable cardiovascular care.
Prevention Across the Pathway: Reducing Cardiovascular Risk at Scale
How prevention, early intervention and rehabilitation integrate to improve outcomes across populations.
Cardiometabolic Risk Optimisation
The role of CR in delivering effective cardiometabolic risk reduction as part of secondary prevention.
Tackling Health Inequalities
Addressing inequity in access, experience and outcomes, with a focus on women’s health, heart failure and underserved groups.
Future-Ready Cardiac Rehabilitation: Digital, Data and AI
Exploring how digital tools, AI and innovation can enhance prevention, personalise rehabilitation and support sustainable delivery.
Optimising Clinical Outcomes: Therapy, Psychology and the Patient Voice
Delivering holistic cardiac rehabilitation through medical optimisation, psychosocial care and co-designed services.
The Next Decade: Building a Sustainable Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Workforce
Developing a resilient, skilled and future-proof workforce to meet growing demand and evolving models of care. Including translating learning into practice, leadership, system alignment and collective action for the future of cardiac rehabilitation
RCP accreditation
'BACPR Annual Conference 2026' has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 10 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s).
The Four Chambers Jazz Ensemble: Casper, Cassie, Rufus and Jude—from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire will perform throughout the dinner
Principal Investigator
Salzburg Research, Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg, Austria
DISCLAIMER
Sponsors, which include pharmaceutical companies, have contributed financial support towards the BACPR annual conference but have had no editorial input into the agenda, speaker selection or presentations, except for the sponsored symposia which have been developed, organised and funded by the respective sponsoring companies. The full list of sponsoring companies can be found below.
